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Learn more about contemporary theories of motivation, their applications, and future directions in Advances in Motivation in Sport and Exercise, Third Edition. Parsimony and elegance are valued attributes for a theory, but conceptual coherence is an essential attribute! For example, self-efficacy (see Gilson & Feltz, this volume) assumes a task-involving conception of ability, whereas attribution theory (e.g., Weiner, 1972) assumes an ego-involving conception of ability.
Although some nuances were found, research reviewed in this chapter has shown that harmonious passion is generally associated with more positive consequences than obsessive passion is. To promote harmonious passion, the three-step process at the core of the development of passion (see Mageau, Vallerand, Charest, et al. Enjoyable experiences devoid of pressure and coercion in which children are provided with autonomy support and have the opportunity to choose by themselves their sport ...
In an attempt to address these issues and improve the planning, implementation, and evaluation of social interventions, increasing emphasis has been placed on outcome-focused planning, improved process evaluation, and evaluation approaches that attempt to enhance attribution in complex real-life interventions (where controlled experiments are more difficult to conduct). If our existing evidence base for physical activity promotion is to be enhanced, those designing, planning, implementing, ...
